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Drug Makers and Insurance Companies Working Together Resulting in Higher Costs?

Drug benefit companies are negotiating sweetheart deals with pharmaceutical companies at the expense of consumers, according to a report by USA Today. Under the complex arrangements, drug companies offer incentives for pharmacy benefit managers (drug benefit plans) to push expensive name-brand medi

By David Mittleman

/ 23 Mar 2016

Drug Ad Narrators: “It’s an Art”

It’s no secret that the $5 billion dollar per year pharmaceutical industry has been known to bend, twist, ignore, or hide the truth. If you’re new to the topic, check out my last post on the reporting of side effects by drug manufacturers to the…

By David Mittleman

/ 14 Mar 2016

E-Cig Safety Research Conflicting (But Mostly Negative)

By now we should all be able to agree that smoking tobacco products is very bad for your health. Less clear at this point is the effect of e-cigarette use, otherwise generally known as “vaping.” Vaping devices hit the market as a supposedly safer alternative…

By David Mittleman

/ 19 Feb 2016

Big Pharma, How Dare You!

For over 30 years, I have earned a living holding corporations, insurance companies, negligent drivers, doctors, and hospitals accountable for their actions (or sometime inaction). Our Constitution and Amendments provide PEOPLE and corporations with rights that may be acted on in our courts of law.

By David Mittleman

/ 8 May 2015

FDA Releases New Prescription Labeling System for Pregnant and Nursing Women and Men and Women of Reproductive Potential

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), there are over six million pregnancies in the United States every year. These pregnant women take an average of three to five prescription drugs during pregnancy, whether it’s for a controlling pre-existing condition, such as asthma…

By David Mittleman

/ 1 May 2015

Zofran Birth Defect Cases – Drug Harms Children, Families

Pregnancy can be a difficult time. Expectant mothers are often struggling to stay comfortable through physical changes while always wanting to do what’s best for their baby. Pregnancy-related nausea, usually referred to as “morning sickness,” affects many women and can be quite severe. GlaxoSmith

By David Mittleman

/ 9 Apr 2015

Stem Cell Treatment for Mr. Hockey Stirs Controversy

Any hockey fan would recognize Mr. Hockey – Gordie Howe – and remember the former Red Wing star as one of the toughest players in the history of the game. His name is famously, if somewhat incorrectly, connected to the unofficial “Gordie Howe Hat Trick,”…

By David Mittleman

/ 19 Feb 2015

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome a Rare but Devastating Complication of Drug Reaction

A young California woman is struggling to survive, just two weeks after taking a friend’s prescription antibiotic for some cold-like symptoms. She developed a condition known as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), a rare and unpredictable complication associated with some common medications. In SJS an

By David Mittleman

/ 12 Dec 2014

FDA’s Faster Prescription Drug Approval Process Leads to Safety Issues

FDA’s Faster Drug Approval Process Linked to Safety Issues In 1992, the FDA sped up its drug approval process with the passage of the Prescription Drug User Free Act (PDUFA). Overall, the PDUFA allowed the FDA to collect large fees from prescription drug companies to…

By David Mittleman

/ 17 Aug 2014

Daily Aspirin Therapy Can Significantly Cut The Risk of Three Types of Cancer

Daily Aspirin Can Cut Cancer Risk A new study’s findings suggest that doing one simple action a day could mean a reduced risk of cancer and death. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London found that by taking one aspirin per day for 10 years, individuals…

By David Mittleman

/ 6 Aug 2014

FedEx Faces Charges in Aiding Illegal Distribution of Prescription Drugs

FedEx Faces Charges for Aiding Illegal Distribution of Prescription Drugs Popular shipping company, FedEx, faces charges that it participated in the illegal distribution of prescription drugs bought and sold without a doctor’s prescription. Federal authorities filed the charges against the company

By David Mittleman

/ 18 Jul 2014

Changing the Shape and Color of Generic Drugs Leads to Dangerous Consequences

Changing Appearance of Prescription Drugs Can Lead to Big Consequences You wouldn’t think it would matter if a generic prescription drug manufacturer decided to tweak the appearance of one of their drugs. Lets say the company wanted to change the shape, size or color of…

By David Mittleman

/ 16 Jul 2014